Gorbunova,b, nobi fuchigamia,c adepartment of materials science and engineering, iowa state university, 3053 gilman hall, ames, ia 50011, usa. Thermal characterization of polymeric materials, two volume set, volume 12, second edition turi, edith a. Thermal characterization of polymeric materials 1st edition. Thermal characterization of polymeric materials, volume 2 thermal characterization of polymeric materials, edith a. Technical whitepaper thermal degradation of plastics introduction to thermal degradation one of the limiting factors in the application of plastics at high temperatures is their tendency to not only become softer but also to thermally degrade. Thermal characterization of polymeric materials edith a. The thermal degradation of polymers was an active field of investigation long before modern. Controlling degradation requires understanding of many different phenomena, including chemical mechanisms, the influence of polymer morphology, the complexities of oxidation.
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